The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 28, 2036
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
10:59 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1402
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 16.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.35° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.88° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.06° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.